| A | B |
| aft | situated near or at the rear part of a ship or boat |
| aquatic | living or growing in or on water |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| barnacles | hard covered shellfish that attach themselves to submerged surfaces |
| buoy | a floating object used as a warning or a marker |
| circulation | movement in a circle |
| circumnavigate | to sail around |
| flotilla | a small fleet of ships |
| helmsman | one who steers or guides a ship |
| mariner | a sailor |
| maritime | having to do with shipping or navigation |
| maroon | to abandon on a deserted island or in an isolated place |
| murkiness | the state of being muddy or cloudy |
| nautical | having to do with sailors, ships and navigation |
| navigable | deep or wide enough for ships to pass through |
| port | pertaining to the left hand side of a ship facing forward |
| seaworthy | designating a ship or boat that is fit to sail |
| shrimper | a person who fishes for shrimp |
| starboard | pertaining to the right hand side of a ship facing forward |
| submarine | a ship capable of operating beneath the surface |